Non Exec Director @Bruntwood_UK plus Charity Trustee
Manchester, England
Joined October 2012
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BBC News - Call for cots to be given to homeless families
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Kate Vokes retweeted
‘We wouldn’t expect people to take their own beds so why would we expect them to take their own cot’
Report from @hanrmiller
Kate Vokes retweeted
‘We wouldn’t expect people to take their own beds so why would we expect them to take their own cot’
Call for cots to be provided to families in temporary accommodation - as data suggests some babies die as a result of inadequate sleeping arrangements bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Kate Vokes retweeted
34 homeless children have died in Temporary Accommodation, most of them were babies under the age of 1.
This truly is a Silent Nightmare.
Please sign @TA_APPG petition to ask the government to provide cots in Temporary Accommodation.
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Kate Vokes retweeted
The award for Best Business Partnership goes to @rxtheatre A21 and @Bruntwood_UK. Through their partnership has been doing amazing work for a number of years, with the prize since 2005 receiving over 15,000 plays and supporting 27 productions of new work.
Kate Vokes retweeted
Loving our dance rehearsals with @chameleon_info excitement building! Performing 'consumed' next week as part of @rxtheatre 'The Den' friends and supporters we have a free special preview on the 26th Aug book your ticket here!royalexchange.co.uk/event/co…
@Len_Grant @AdventuresSmall
Kate Vokes retweeted
Bookings are now open for Higher Ground's first permanent restaurant in Manchester. Brought by the team behind the critically acclaimed Flawd wine bar, this new 50 cover British bistro & bar is one of the most anticipated openings for 2023.
aboutmanchester.co.uk/higher…
Kate Vokes retweeted
The brill actors performed this poem of mine beautifully at the @bruntwoodprize ceremony yesterday - about the importance of plays in times like these - and I was really proud.
youtube.com/watch?v=C2QaD-jT…
Kate Vokes retweeted
Skip to about 33mins to hear @NQDWorld AND the brilliant @juliehes talk to @NickAhad about his Bruntwood winning play (and some audio from what Luke Wilson and I cooked up for the ceremony) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f5l…
Such a brilliant play, can’t wait to see this fully brought to life. Congratulations Nathan 👏🏻
Kate Vokes retweeted
📢We are recruiting!
Here's a rare opportunity for someone brilliant to join our small team at the Oglesby CT. It's a brand new, part time, Trust Coordinator role, perfect for someone who is organised and passionate about the vol sector. Closes 28th Nov: oglesbycharitabletrust.org.u…
Kate Vokes retweeted
Another great example of what local partnerships make possible. TY everyone for your vision & support.
#FocusedCare
@CllrAmandaOL2 @Harry1Catherall @OsmanSayyed @MarkFisherNHS @ChauhanZahid @mikebarker2 @Bruntwood_UK @KateVokes – at Mottram in Longdendale, England
Since the start of the 2020 lockdown, Shared Health have been working in partnership with @OldhamCouncil to provide holistic healthcare for some of their Homeless Families through our evidenced based service @focusedcaregm
This is a thread of what we've been up to. 1/11
Kate Vokes retweeted
The shortlist for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwright 2022 is here!
We're excited for everyone to meet the playwrights and their extraordinary plays, that have been chosen from 1,900 entries.
Learn more about this year's shortlist and their inspirations👇
writeaplay.co.uk/the-bruntwo…
Kate Vokes retweeted
It’s 20 Oct and the Judges meeting for the Prize is underway! The energy in the room is amazing. So much respect for the anonymous plays in front of them & the beautiful craft of writing a play! @Bruntwood_UK Our shortlist will be revealed on 24 October. Watch this space!
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Pfft. What do bloody Wags know? Here's Flawd, another absolute dazzler in Manchester
...'as if key members of a world-class orchestra took to busking so that more people could enjoy their genius'
thetimes.co.uk/article/flawd…
This….. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The team behind everyone's favourite Ancoats Marina wine spot, Flawd, are set to launch a restaurant in Chinatown 🍷
Joseph Otway pop-up Higher Ground will move to a permanent site next year
confidentials.com/manchester…
Kate Vokes retweeted
In March, we attended the @BruntwoodWorks Spark Summit Business Workshop with Senior members Shanay and Aliyah.
@KateVokes and @AdamFarricker discussed the importance of future talent with the young people and the skills needed to support businesses🙌
youtu.be/rGX6OC1r_2s
Kate Vokes retweeted
Michael John O'Neill's (@MichaelOSpiel) first full length play #HTAkedah won the Bruntwood Prize Original New Voice Award in 2019.
Directed by Lucy Morrison. Playing Downstairs from 10 February.
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hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-o…
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Hey, friends, we just gave our company to planet Earth. OK, it’s more nuanced than that, but we’re closed today to celebrate this new plan to save our one and only home. We’ll be back online tomorrow.
nytimes.com/2022/09/14/clima…
